Harvard University Library's Open Collections Project Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 may be able to help you answer that question. It is available at your fingertips by selecting the above link. This online exhibit has resources for many aspects of the immigrant experience. Especially helpful for genealogist's is the site's timeline of key dates and events that affected immigration throughout America's history. It might just provide clues to the reasons for your ancestors relocation to the United States.Immigration today, from other shores and much more are available in the library. Come in and ask, or try these:
Crossings : The Great Transatlantic Migrations, 1870-1914 by Walter Nugent
Destination America : the people and cultures that created a nation DVD
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